Frankfurt, 08 June 2009 – Uwe Reimer, tax consultant at WTS AG Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, is Germany’s first “Specialist Consultant for Customs and Excise Duties”. This underlines the comprehensive consulting skills of WTS AG in the area of customs and excise duties.

Customs law is of key importance for the German export and import business. A detailed knowledge of tariff reductions and preferential agreements helps avoid excise duties and minimise import taxes. The advantages are usually only granted upon application and if the rules and regulations are fully complied with. Even minor failures to comply with the formal requirements can have severe consequences and might even carry an administrative fine or lead to criminal proceedings.

Uwe Reimer considers this a good starting point for his work as a tax advisor and specialist consultant: “Since we have a very trustful relationship with our clients, we are very familiar with their business transactions and can thus make optimum use of our management skills to benefit our clients.” The title “Specialist Consultant for Customs and Excise Duties” is conferred by the Chamber of Tax Consultants and is subject to proof of “particular theoretical knowledge and particular practical experience” according to the Rules for Specialist Consultants of 28 March 2007.